MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC 311 impromptu main event between Islam Makhachev and Renato Moicano. Islam Makhachev preview Staple info: Record: 26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC Height: 5’10” Age: 33 Weight: 155 lbs. Reach: 70.5″ Last
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Renato Moicano couldn’t be any happier right about now. The UFC lightweight veteran weighed in Friday morning for a UFC 311 main card bout against Beneil Dariush, but he ended up getting upgraded to the main event to challenge Islam Makhachev for his undisputed belt. Makhachev’s original opponent, Arman Tsarukyan, withdrew due to a back
The UFC is back in Southern California for UFC 311, its first pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. In the headliner, bantamweight champion Islam Makhachev
LOS ANGELES – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 311 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Los Angeles and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Intuit
This week, the UFC heads to California for its first pay-per-view of the year. UFC 311 takes place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and features two title fights at the top of the card. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner.
LOS ANGELES – The stars of UFC 311 came face-to-face for the first time during fight week Thursday following the pre-fight press conference. With fight week festivities ramping into high gear, fighters took the stage to answer questions from the media, then faced off for the first time ahead of the event which takes place
LOS ANGELES – Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan got the chance to size each other up for the first time on UFC 311 fight week at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference. After answering questions from the media, Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) and Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) came together for a staredown in advance of
LOS ANGELES – The tension between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov continues to grow following Thursday’s UFC 311 pre-fight press conference staredown. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) have had no love lost between each other since the bantamweight title fight was booked for Saturday’s co-main event at Intuit Dome
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The bickering and back-and-forth between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov continues. The two UFC bantamweights, who meet in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 311, got into it once again at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference. This time around, Dvalishvili, who enters the bout as the defending champion, began the arguing by questioning
[embedded content] Check out these photos from the UFC 311 pre-fight press conference in Los Angeles, which featured UFC CEO Dana White, Islam Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, Merab Dvalishvili, Umar Nurmagomedov, Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, Beneil Dariush, Renato Moicano, Kevin Holland and Reinier de Ridder. (Photos by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie) umar-nurmagomedov-islam-makhachev-ufc-311-pre-fight-press-conference dana-white-ufc-311-pre-fight-press-conference kevin-holland-ufc-311-pre-fight-press-conference merab-dvalishvili-ufc-311-pre-fight-press-conference reinier-de-ridder-ufc-311-pre-fight-press-conference
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and No. 1 contender Arman Tsarukyan came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC 311 press conference tonight (Thurs., Jan. 16, 2025), just two days ahead of their five-round championship main event from inside Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. The rest of the stacked UFC 311
LOS ANGELES – UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja has teased potential fight news. Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) is fresh off his third title defense last month at UFC 310 where he submitted former Rizin champion Kai Asakura in the second round at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pantoja already appears to have his next